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Spectators Allowed in Final Ladycat Basketball Game

4/30/2021

DEMING - Saturday, May 1, 2021, Lady Wildcat Basketball will host the Onate Knights with JV playing at 10:30 am and Varsity to follow at noon.
     The New Mexico Public Education Department will allow the district to have spectators for the last basketball game of the season.
     Deming High School will continue to follow COVID Safety Protocols. The District will only allow 33% of the capacity because our county is moving into turquoise.
    Those attending are reminded to social distance and wear your mask while at the facility. Seating is limited.
   Bottled drinks will be permitted; however, no food will be permitted inside the facility.
   The game will be live streamed on the Wildcat Network.

Local Crime Report for Thursday April 29, 2021

4/29/2021

DEMING – Here’s today’s local crime report:
Rudy Munoz, age 59, was arrested for unlawful use of a license, resisting evading or obstructing an officer, open container, criminal damage to property of a household member and no registration plate… Sonya Granado, age 46, was summoned into court for false reporting… Jose Roman, age 21, was arrested on a Magistrate warrant for failure to pay fines… Ivan Regalado, age 23, was arrested on a Magistrate warrant for failure to appear.. Irene Zapata, age 34, arrested on a Deming Municipal warrant for failure to appear… Donald Haynie, age 66, arrested for violating an order of protection.

COVID Closes Bataan Elementary In-Person Learning

4/29/2021

DEMING - Bataan Elementary will be in a remote setting effective immediately until May 9th.  Bataan Elementary has had 4 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days.
The school will be closed to in person learning and students will return to full remote learning beginning Monday, April 26 through May 9, 2021.
Students will return to in-person learning on Monday, May 10, 2021.
     Grab-N-Go Meals will be available at Red Mountain Middle School from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Students that need to pick up their laptop and materials may do so at the following times: today, April 30, 2021 PreK, Kinder,1st and 2nd – 9:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m. 3rd, 4th, and 5th – 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Any questions about the remote learning model, please contact the school.

Luna County Gains Turquoise Level Status

4/29/2021

DEMING – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced yesterday that the state is on track to vaccinate 60% of eligible residents by tomorrow and most public health restrictions on commercial activities and public spaces will be lifted.
Luna County, along with 30 other New Mexico counties will turn the least restrictive turquoise as of tomorrow.  30 of New Mexico’s 33 counties now qualify for the least restrictive Turquoise and Green levels, three at Yellow and none at Red.
The governor declared, "We are conquering COVID."
The first change comes on tomorrow, when the state loosens restrictions currently in place across the state.  The Governor said that the new turquoise level will last at least a month to prevent the yo-yo effect of switching COVID levels.
The state is now using the new criteria, which include local vaccination rates and higher thresholds for average daily cases and test positivity rates.
The state also modified its mask mandate Wednesday to align with revised guidance issued Tuesday by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Masks will no longer be required outdoors except in certain crowded conditions.
Youth sports will still require masks as well, and it will be strongly encouraged for adult sports, because those activities are higher-risk even outdoors.

Local Crime Report for Wednesday April 28, 2021

4/28/2021

DEMING – Here’s the area crime report:
Amanda Venzor-Calderon, age 37, was arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and resisting, evading or obstructing an officer… Raul Mercado, age 39, was arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon… Bryson McNeill, age 34, of Bayard, was arrested for unlawful use of a license and on an improper-lane driving violation…
Reymundo Vera, age 41, was arrested for interference with officers, on a Magistrate warrant for failure to appear, and on a Magistrate and a Municipal warrant – both for failure to pay fines… Miguel Chavez, age 32, of Columbus, was arrested on a Dona Ana County District Court warrant for a probation violation… and Jonathan Gardner, age 35, was arrested on a Municipal warrant for failure to pay fines.

School Board Meets Thursday

4/28/2021

DEMING – The Deming School Board will hold a virtual work session Thursday evening.
     According to the legal notice, the purpose of the meeting is to discuss and solicit community input on the 2021-2022 budget.
     The virtual special meeting will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 29th, 2021, and will be streamed live on the district’s YouTube channel with a link posted on the district’s website homepage at www.demingps.org.
     Participants can ask questions through the comments section or by emailing questions to kim.hernandez@demingps.org.

DHS Art Dept Needs Community Support Again

4/28/2021

DEMING – Deming High School is once again among the top 25 schools nationally in the running to win $50,000 toward its art education program in the Vans Custom Culture competition.
     The nationwide high school art competition aims to inspire youth creativity and self-expression through the arts, while making an impact to the community and schools that need additional funds.
     DHS Senior Kamryn Zachek designed the "Hometown Pride" submission, and Junior Annette Guzman designed the "Head in the Clouds" submission.
     Earlier this year Deming High entered the annual competition, whereby 500 schools were selected to design two pairs of shoes – one pair inspired by area culture or local flavor, and the other pair reflecting what the Vans slogan “Off the Wall” means to students.
     Deming High was once again chosen as one of 25 finalist schools and now needs the community’s help to become this year’s winner.
     Supporters can visit https://customculture.vans.com to vote for Deming High School.
     Voting runs through May 7th and interested persons can cast one vote per day until voting closes.
     Two runner-up schools will each receive $10,000 for their participation.

Luna County’s 85th Resident Dies with COVID-19

4/28/2021

DEMING – Luna County had another resident die with COVID Tuesday, bringing the county’s loss to 85 people.
     New Mexico state health officials described the person as a male in his 60s who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
     The state also reported Luna County had an additional COVID-19 case Tuesday.
     The state’s COVID-19 dashboard (https://cvprovider.nmhealth.org/public-dashboard.html) shows the total number of active cases in the county is now 172.
     The state is reporting 3,041 people have completely recovered and 85 people have died, making the cumulative number of positive cases in Luna County 3,298
     The dashboard also shows 41,688 tests have been administered in the county.

Chavez Hired as New DPS Superintendent

4/27/2021

DEMING – A Deming educator has been chosen as the new superintendent for Deming Public Schools.
     The Deming School Board Monday unanimously selected Vicki Chavez to succeed Dr. Arsenio Romero, who left the district in January for a superintendent’s position in Los Lunas.
     Interim Superintendent Robin Parnell did not apply for the permanent position.
     Chavez, who has 23 years of experience in education, currently serves as executive director of the Southwest Regional Education Cooperative, and previously served as principal of Smith and Ruben S. Torres elementaries.
     Her educational career began as a math, language arts and enrichment teacher at Deming Middle School.
     She holds a master’s degree in education as well as a master’s in business administration – both from New Mexico State University.
     She also serves as a board member for the Deming-Luna County Chamber of Commerce as well as the New Mexico Child First Network, and on the state leadership team for a high-quality science instructional materials project.
     Chavez was selected from four finalists who interviewed for the position over the weekend.
     Her start date is June 1st, and her contract and salary reportedly are being negotiated.

Kinder, New Student Registration Now Open

4/27/2021

DEMING – Online registration is now open for the 2021-2022 school year for pre-kinder, kindergarten, and students new to the Deming school district.
     Students currently attending a Deming district school in grades kindergarten through 11th do not need to register, but current pre-k students must register for kindergarten.
     The registration website link is available on the Deming Public School website: www.demingps.org, under “Registration.”
     Parents with an active Campus parent-portal account can register their pre-k or kindergarten student via the portal by clicking on “More” on the black index, and then “Online Registration.”
     Families are encouraged to review the DPS registration site to become acquainted with the required information and documents needed to complete online registration successfully.
     All new elementary students are required to register at their boundary school, which is based on the student’s current address.
     Students needing to attend another elementary school within the district will need to submit a 501P form after registration is completed at the student’s boundary school.
     Anyone unable to register online due to lack of internet access should contact their child’s school to set up an appointment to register.

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